Science and International Humanitarian Law:

SYMPOSIUM : PROGRAMME

In each session 25-30 minutes talks including questions, general discussion at the end
In Parts 1 and 2 of the Round Table, 15 minutes talks, general discussion at the end
Welcome Tuesday 20, 9.00-9.30 and breaks between sessions with drinks and pastries

Tuesday September 20

Introduction 9.30

• Lydie Koch Miramond

Session 1. International Humanitarian Law and Treaties on Disarmament 9.45-11.15

• Daniel Iagolnitzer Main Treaties of IHL on Methods of War and Weapons
• Francois Rivasseau Treaties on Disarmament : present situation
• Géraud de la Pradelle The political dimensions of IHL and the responsibility of citizens

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Session 2. Conventional weapons (Part 1) 11.45-12.45

• Michel Iagolnitzer Main trends in the domain of Conventional Weapon
• Jean-Paul Pocholle Recent developments in Optronics

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Session 2. Conventional Weapons (Part 2) 14.00-15.30

• Xavier Pasco The Projects of Weaponization of Space
• Sylvie Brigot The contributions and limits of technology to ending the anti-personnel landmine crisis
• Armin Tenner Uranium Weapons

Session 3. Scientists and the Military 15.30-16.30

• Dominique Pestre A new social contract between scientists and the military during the Cold War : towards a violence scientifically managed
• Chris Langley Military Partnerships : the role of Science and Engineering in the national security agenda

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ROUND TABLE - Part 1 : The Responsibilities of Scientists and their Institutions 17.00-18.30

• Jean-Patrick Connerade (Euroscience)
• Georges Ripka (Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs)
• Annick Suzor-Weiner (Palestinian European Academic Cooperation for Education PEACE Programme, under aegis of UNESCO)
• Armin Tenner (International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global Responsibility and Middle Powers Initiative)
• Edoardo Vesentini (Academia dei Lincei, Amaldi Conferences)

Wednesday September 21

Session 4. Nuclear weapons 9.00-10.30

• Georges Ripka Hiroshima-Nagasaki : a historical debate and the attitude of scientists
• Victor Gilinsky The evolution of Nuclear Arsenals since 1945, Nuclear weapons and the Scientist: what is one to do?
• Georges Le Guelte Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament

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Session 5. Chemical and Biological Weapons 11.00-12.30

• Armand Lattes Chemical Weapons in History and present situation
• Francis Gendreau The case of the Agent Orange thrown upon Vietnam during the American War
• 12.15-12.45 : Henri Korn Biological Threats : Ambiguities and Dual Aspect of the Problem
• 12.45-13.00 : discussion

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Session 6. Biosciences, Neurosciences and War 14.00-16.00

• Jean-Claude Ameisen Ethics and Responsibility of Scientists in Life Sciences : from Bacteriological War to Neurosciences
• Steven Rose Recruiting brain and bioscience for ‘the war on terror’
• Peter Hall Torture : the antithesis of ethical medical practice
• 15.45-16.15 : Moncef Marzouki Medical experiments on human beings, the lessons of a medicine in the service of Nazism

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Session 7. Scientific Evaluation of Some Aspects of the War in Iraq 16.30-17.30

• Les Roberts Documentation of civilian deaths in Iraq from a nationwide random household survey
• Ayse Erzan Weapons used in Iraq and their consequences on environment and populations: an account of conclusions of the World Tribunal on Iraq

ROUND TABLE - Part 2 : The Responsibilities of Scientists and their Institutions 17.30-18.30

• Genevieve Schméder The expected changes in the relationships between Science and War
• Gérard Toulouse The continuing responsibility of scientists, and some present priorities
• General discussion
• Concluding remarks